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Archaeo-Histories on Nostr: An X-ray image of an ancient Egyptian Cat Sarcophagus with a Cat 'Mummy' inside. ...

An X-ray image of an ancient Egyptian Cat Sarcophagus with a Cat 'Mummy' inside. Belonged to Ptolemaic period (305-30 BC), now housed at the Manchester Museum :

In ancient Egypt, cats were sacred animals. People dedicated mummified cats at sanctuary of cat goddess Bastet as offerings. The sanctuary was located in the city of Bubastis where the remains of numerous cat mummies and small cat sculptures have been found.

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